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- Title
Are low ultraviolet B and high animal protein intake associated with risk of renal cancer?
- Authors
Mohr, Sharif B.; Gorham, Edward D.; Garland, Cedric F.; Grant, William B.; Garland, Frank C.
- Abstract
Incidence rates of kidney cancer are thought to be highest in places situated at high latitudes and in populations with high intake of energy from animal sources. This suggests that low 25-hydroxyvitamin D status, due to lower levels of UVB irradiance, and energy from animal sources might be involved in etiology. The association of latitude with age-adjusted incidence rates was determined for all 175 countries in a UN cancer database, GLOBOCAN. The independent association of UVB irradiance, cloud cover and intake of calories from animal sources with age-adjusted incidence rates was assessed using multiple regression in 139 countries that provided dietary data. Renal cancer incidence rates were highest in countries situated at the highest latitudes, in men ( R
- Publication
International Journal of Cancer, 2006, Vol 119, Issue 11, p2705
- ISSN
0020-7136
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ijc.22213